The rise and fall of an invasive estuarine grass

    • Spartina alterniflora Loisel. is the only known halophyte that is invasive in intertidal salt marsh habitats in South Africa and it poses a considerable threat to the biodiversity of nearby estuaries. First detected in 2004, regular chemical treatment during the growing period from 2013 and adjustments to the recommended herbicide mix has almost completely removed the plant from the Great Brak Estuary.
     
    (Source: T. Riddin, E.van Wyk, J.Adams,2016.The rise and fall of an invasive estuarine grass)
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    T. Riddin, E.van Wyk, J.Adams
    E.van Wyk, J.Adams, T. Riddin
     
    Published 2016 by South African Journal of Botany
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